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neuronAnother name for a nerve cell. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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To see what role syncytin might play in MS, the researchers cultured human brain cells in lab dishes. Like a human brain cell, it needs oxygen, nutrients and a way to get rid of waste. The recent ability to create animals containing some human brain cells has spurred an ongoing national debate about the ethics of such work -- research that has only become possible with the growing availability of human adult or embryonic stem cells. |
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